[IC] The Rise of the Guardian

[Jazz]

Orion looks to Ash, noticing that she looked zoned out. Unsure what was going on, Orion waves a hand infront of her face before he gets his hand close to the ear and tries to see if a snap might help despite how much she could hear.

Kanarus shakes his head. "I don't think so. He said his goddess gave him the power."

[MegaraFoxfire]

The snap helped a little and she flinched and held her face saying “too loud…so many voices I can’t…focus…”

Scarlet nodded then frowned a bit and said “his not okay. Crap his falling forward” in which he did aiming right for the flames he had been tending.

[Jazz]

Orion was confused. He wondered what going on. "What kind of voices?" Speaking a little louder in hopes she can hear him.

Maltoran dropped his knife and reached for Shinlo, to snatched him back before he ended up in the flames.

[MegaraFoxfire]

Scarlet ran to Shinlo at the assassin caught him right in time and said “let’s lay him flat. I wonder if he got faint.”

Ash said softly “screams…battle sounds…over and over…”

[Jazz]

Maltoran carefully laid him down on the bedroll closest to them. "He must be at his limit. He needs rest."

Orion wished he could help on that front. He only had the medical knowhow for most things. Not the psychological know how. "Take deep breaths for me. If so, place a hand on my chest to follow along." Starting take slow noticeable breaths for Ash.

[MegaraFoxfire]

Scarlet checked him over as Shinlo once laying down and she checked his vitals he groaned softly and turned his head. Scarlet looked to the brothers and asked “should we wake him?”

Ash moved her hand to his chest and did as he said, her ears ringing more as the voices were drowned out. She sighed after a few moments and muttered “what is happening to me…”

[Jazz]

Maltoran shakes his head. "I don't think we should. Maybe this will be a good thing that he goes a good night's rest.

Orion shakes his head, not sure himself. "It could be memories, it could be your body going through."

[MegaraFoxfire]

Scarlet frowned and said “but can we risk that it’s just his tired? I’m just…worried that more could be wrong…” Shinlo flinched in his state and his eyes tightened

Ash looked at him asking “what is my body going thru? Sorry still hard to hear..”

[Jazz]

Maltoran was left feeling uncertain at this point. He wanted make sure everyone was getting rest and the required meals, but being in a group with three beings that weren't completely human and handled everything differently, made his start second guessing himself.

Noticing Shinlo's distress, comes over to sniff the man before picking his cheek.

Carth took notice of Ash's distress now that it seemed they may have Shinlo's situation handled that he moved his head toward her before pressing his muzzle to her stomach as he light rests his head on her lap. Wondering if his rumble like breathing and warm breath help her at all.

[MegaraFoxfire]

Scarlet moved back so the assassin could pat his cheek Shinlo stirred and opened his eyes slightly and looked around “what…happened…” Scsrlet smiled and said “you fainted by the fire…are you alright?” Shinlo tried to sit up, but had a hard time on his own. “I’m…not sure…”

Ash smiled at Carth and rubbed his head and said “thanks…” she looked to Orion and said “Doc…I think that beast did worse to me…might have been a curse laid with that song…warn the others to keep an eye on me…in guess this gets worse…”

[Jazz]

Orion sighs a little in frustration, his face certainly showing it bit nods while looking at her, face to face. "Damn curses. If it is a curse let's hope we can get it removed quickly. I shall tell the others. Carth, keep her by you just to be safe. Whatever you're doing seems to be helping." He then gets up and heads to the group.

Seeing Shinlo laying down, he figured was not a great sign. Once he gets there Krona moves out of the way as Orion sits down beside Shinlo and Maltoran. "What happen here?" He asks. Maltoran explains which Orion listens before nodding at the end. "Let me do another once over to check on you. Also. Just so you know Ash has theorized that she maybe under a curse. She is displaying symptoms not only of Veritgo but sounds she cannot explain."

Carth eyes Ash before guiding his head up a little. "Here. If it helps, come sit with me and I can lay my head on your lap." He suggests, hoping his breathing was helping Ash to a degree.

[MegaraFoxfire]

Ash nodded and got up, shaking as she moved to his side and sat down. She rubbed her arms and rubbed her temples from the ache. “Carth…we can fix this right?”

Shinlo listened as he tried to sit up again and said “it might be…something in the song only affecting her…a cord or something linking her to a core memory maybe. What is she…hearing?” He flinched as he finally sat up all the way.

[Jazz]

"I'm sure it can. We'll figure it out." Carth reassures as he lays his head on her lap. He was getting worried about her and what this did to her. He then remembered something. "ive heard from some soldier that if something tramatizes you so much that it can stay with you no matter how much you try to forget. That something will trigger it and make the memory come back like a living nightmare. I dont know how much of this is true and how it effects someone." he says, though now thinking about it, wondering if that was what was happening maybe.

Orion shrugs. "It's a possibility since there is little I know about the creature and what it's songs can do to someone." Maltoron helped steady Shinlo using his back to have him lean against the assassin. "She's hearing voices and a battle raging." Orion explains.

[MegaraFoxfire]

Ash listened to him and said “maybe that’s the link…something in the fight triggered the memory…making it do…this…” she flinched again and held her head, just talking about it made the sounds start again. Ash closed her eyes as the flashes hit and she moved to lean forward, the pain intense suddenly as images started forming with the sounds she head hearing.

Shinlo leaned on the assassin, sweat running down his face as he said “seems…the memory is fighting to break thru…might be the spell could have broke a hole in the wall…it would explain…why the beast didn’t try to kill…her…”

[Jazz]

Carth whined when Ash started having an episode he leans his head further into Serena to keep her upright. "hang in there. Please be okay." worried about her.

"So I somehow knew she needed help?" Kanarus asked, a bit confused how that was suppose to work out if at all.

[MegaraFoxfire]

Shinlo said “or it was planning on taking her back to the mistress but this song was picked by her…I’m not totally sure yet but…it could mean” suddenly ash cried out from the other side of camp and Shinlo tried to get up

“Lady Ash!”

Ash was holding onto Carth, shaking badly as her head felt like it was splitting into two. The images were getting worse and intense, her eyes glowing as the aura from the alleyway was starting to show

[Jazz]

Maltoran turned as Shinlo called her name. He helped Shinlo the best he could as the two Assasins and Orion went over to her. None of them knew what to do for her. "If her mind is being flooded into her mind, this could do a number of unknown effects that could effect her mentality. Sadly I don't have a way to do it. He looks to the assassins who shook their heads. Except Maltoran who might have an idea. "Maybe I can use my water to help ease the pain. I can't block it but help ease the flow."

Carth was still trying to comfort Ash, letting her hold him however she wished in hopes it would help. He eyes Shinlo, looking for advise."

[MegaraFoxfire]

Shinlo moved over and knelt by them and said “lay her down, and we need a stick to keep her from biting her tongue. We have to stop the flood or she might have a stroke or worse. She’s not ready for this” he looked around then cursed. “I’ll have to shift again…”

Ash was living a battle of dragons against demons and dark creatures. She was fighting back against a huge black being holding a figure in its claws. Ash yelled “let her go! You can’t have her!”

Shinlo moved back and suddenly his mouth changed so he had fangs like a snake and dragon. He moved to Ash’s arm and said “I can stop the magic flooding…but then you’ll have to treat this like a venomous bite Orion. My poison stops magic flow which should do the trick. Are we ready?”

[Jazz]

Carth slowly moves his head as the two assassins carefully lay Ash down and have her safely restrained. Orion grabbed a thick leather strap and put it in Ash's mouth. "Scarlet, get my kit quickly." He then looks to Shinlo and nods. "As ready as I can. Proceed."

[MegaraFoxfire]

Scarlet grabbed the kit and had it next to Orion as Shinlo nodded and bit into Ash’s arm. Ash cried out in pain as the poison hit her system. But then her eyes stopped glowing and her head fell to the side her eyes dull.

Shinlo moved back and his fangs shrunk and he swayed sideways, his skin hot to the touch.